Nancy Willard

A collection of poems describing the curious menagerie of guests who arrive at William Blake's inn.

The weird creatures which inhabit a medieval painter's home drive his housekeeper away, until a change of heart sends her back to the beasts and to Bosch in a new and loving relationship.

Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful young woman releases a handsome young man from the spell which has made him into an ugly beast.

The clever Holly Go Lolly, now orphaned, lures the evil parent-eating ogre Ooboo into the make-believe forest she has created with hand shadows.

Four magicians lose their magic carpet which eventually finds its way into the center of a grandmother's quilt.

A shoemaker and his wife being photographed for their wedding anniversary keep adding items to the picture despite the photographer's admonition that "Simple pictures are best."

A collection of poems about Biddy Early, the Wise Woman of Clare, and her animal, human, and supernatural associates.

A man who loves a magical, dancing broom learns how to make her happy, finds her after she is stolen, and finally sets her free and hopes that she will someday return home.